Thuesday, I arrived in Broome, Western Australia. Its been two weeks that I haven't smoke weed and a week without alcohol. I think more clearly as well - I think-. The day after, I found a job in a bar, a first bar job in english for me, even if I already worked for one year in a bar. But really, what come to me first, its the people in my dorm's room. In this six beds dorm, there is one man who had a stroke a short time ago and a Vietnam veteran man.
I had some talked with both of them. What I can say for the first man, is that he sound like a positive guy -Is right arm and leg are not fully founctional and he had to learn to talk again-. He seems lonely, but this is my perception. In the same time, what can we expect from a guy who's still living in a backpacker hostel, after a stroke.. Well, I cannot know is situation but I can tell by the look in is eyes. Whatever, here he can talk to people or just be alone if he want it. Still, this guys is nice with people and encourage them in ther path.
The second one, told us that he don't have family anymore - understand here that he just don't have much contact with them anymore-. Trvavelling in Australia with only one bag and saying that normally he sleep more in the bush and that for the last three months, he was travelling on a little sailboat of 23ft, but he had to leave it becaus he crushed it and repair it was to expensive. So, this man seems to pass a lot of time alone, by imself. With all is stories, my first impression was that this guy was probably lying on some of them, but that don't really matter for me, its good stories and h seems to be happy to talk and beeing listen back. Anyway, he left this morning without saying anything. A sepcial meeting.
Why am I writing all that? I don't really know.. that make me think, about what? Many subjects, but principally that just make me think in general.
The best of this is that helped to remember, that I don't have to complain about my life and that my life is great -not that I didn't knew that allready, but juste remember it stronger- I'm healthy, I have a family, I have good friends, I'm concretising a dream (travelling), etc..
Then, I'm gonna work and do what I have to do to keep thoses privileges in my life!
CHEERS TO LIFE
Streetlight Manifesto, lyrics from As the footstep die out forever :
Don't wait for me, you've got a lot to do, you've got a lot to be, and in the end, maybe I'll see you there.
I had some talked with both of them. What I can say for the first man, is that he sound like a positive guy -Is right arm and leg are not fully founctional and he had to learn to talk again-. He seems lonely, but this is my perception. In the same time, what can we expect from a guy who's still living in a backpacker hostel, after a stroke.. Well, I cannot know is situation but I can tell by the look in is eyes. Whatever, here he can talk to people or just be alone if he want it. Still, this guys is nice with people and encourage them in ther path.
The second one, told us that he don't have family anymore - understand here that he just don't have much contact with them anymore-. Trvavelling in Australia with only one bag and saying that normally he sleep more in the bush and that for the last three months, he was travelling on a little sailboat of 23ft, but he had to leave it becaus he crushed it and repair it was to expensive. So, this man seems to pass a lot of time alone, by imself. With all is stories, my first impression was that this guy was probably lying on some of them, but that don't really matter for me, its good stories and h seems to be happy to talk and beeing listen back. Anyway, he left this morning without saying anything. A sepcial meeting.
Why am I writing all that? I don't really know.. that make me think, about what? Many subjects, but principally that just make me think in general.
The best of this is that helped to remember, that I don't have to complain about my life and that my life is great -not that I didn't knew that allready, but juste remember it stronger- I'm healthy, I have a family, I have good friends, I'm concretising a dream (travelling), etc..
Then, I'm gonna work and do what I have to do to keep thoses privileges in my life!
CHEERS TO LIFE
Streetlight Manifesto, lyrics from As the footstep die out forever :
Don't wait for me, you've got a lot to do, you've got a lot to be, and in the end, maybe I'll see you there.